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8,580 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Violence in Tripoli, flooding in Pakistan and people injured in the Netherlands drew the news. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLibya 70 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 34
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Libya

63 of its 90 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tripoli accounted for 55 of Libya's 63 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

375 of its 626 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 280 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides, storms and earthquake.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

41 of its 114 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

68 of its 162 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

55 of its 88 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tigray accounted for 47 of Ethiopia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

21 of its 56 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Riyadh's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

Tunisia

31 of its 72 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tunis accounted for 30 of Tunisia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Covid was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 38 of Afghanistan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Tunisia (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Thailand (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in India (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in US (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Aug. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 8,580 stories about harm among 41,774 counted on 27 Aug.

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In Libya, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 41,774 stories, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 27 August 2021, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya70 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan60 in 100 of its 626 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh44 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Chicago US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Delhi India17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Marhanets Ukraine12 stories about protests or strikes, of its 18

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 2,888 stories · less than usual (usually 38%) Rights & justice21% 1,753 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,535 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence11% 928 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 514 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 435 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 237 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 185 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed2,076 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced57 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.